NOCTILUCENT Cloud (NLC) activity continues to be weak, with only one modest display since the last Skywatch, so maybe the 2017 season is winding-down already.

But it’s worth keeping an eye on the northern sky around and after midnight on any clear night until the start of August because major displays can occur at any time.

Fingers crossed we have a blazing bright display of NLC in the next couple of weeks, just to round the season off in style.

If you aw the breathtaking images of Jupiter’s huge storm system - the “Great Red Spot” - on the news last week you might like to see the planet itself in the sky.

It’s easy to find.

Just look to the south west as twilight deepens and you’ll see a bright “star” low on the horizon - that’s the planet Jupiter, a world that could hold 1,000 Earths with room to spare.

You’ll need a telescope to see that Great Red Spot though.

Other planets are on view at the moment too.

Through these long summer nights you can see Saturn looking like a gold-hued “star” very low in the south, just a hand’s width or so to the left of the red star Antares.

And if you’re someone who gets up early - or stays up very late - you can also see the planet Venus shining brightly in the east before dawn.